Living Things

Living things are things that are alive. Examples are people, cats and flowers. The following are the needs and characteristics of living things. 生物是有生命的物体，例如人、猫、凤仙花等等。以下是生物的特征。  

They need food and water 

Food and water are the basic needs of living organisms.  
食物和水食物和水是组成生物的基本来源。

They breathe 

Living things must breathe in oxygen to stay alive. 

生物必须呼吸才能生存。 

They grow

Babies grow to become adults. Seeds germinate to become plants. 

婴孩成长成人，种子发芽

They reproduce Living things reproduce as when mother gives birth to a baby and a cat gives birth to kittens.  生物会繁殖新一代，如母亲生小孩，母猫生小猫。 They move Animals can move. This happen when people walk and birds fly. Plants cannot move from place to place but they move upwards through their trunks and downwards through their roots. 动物会移动，如人会走、鸟会飞。植物不会到处走，却可以慢慢移动一部分的茎和根。

长成植物。